Essay On Dunkirk

“Dunkirk” by Christopher Nolan offers a once in a lifetime opportunity with its masterful depiction of war and all of its elements. It has the power to enlighten anyone of the topic and all of the horrors that are bestowed in it. Everybody should see the movie “Dunkirk” as it tells a grueling historical tale, would leave anyone on the edge of their seat, and takes a unique twist on the setup of a traditional movie. Christopher Nolan picked a perfect World War II scenario for his movie. The situation that happened at Dunkirk in 1940 was one of the most intense moments in history. One can only imagine what it would have been like to live as one of the British or French soldiers being collapsed upon by the Germans. As the movie progressed it’s made easy to see the soldiers’ faces in all of their misery, each one wishing to never find out what the German army was planning next. Dunkirk also did an excellent job capturing emotion on a large scale instead of focusing logistically on one or two people. Matt Seitz also agreed when he wrote, “‘Dunkirk’ treats every person on that beach and in assorted nearby planes and boats as part of a collective organism, less interesting for their biographical details than for the …show more content…
Matt touched on this topic when he wrote, “If you were to make a list of every phobia you can think of, you'd have to tick off a lot of boxes after seeing this film” (Seitz). “Dunkirk” tries harder than any other film to amplify the seriosity in every situation, making each scene hit like a bullet and hard to forget. There are many times throughout the movie where a cinematic portion is brought to the next level with extremely loud explosions and gunfire, all of which further enhance the experience. En masse, each action packed moments genuinely allow the viewers to show empathy, as they are getting a hyper realistic depiction of life as a World War II